Hellas On-Line
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hellas online is one of the leading Greek
fixed-line telephony
services providers based in Athens
. hellas online (also known as "hol") is member of the Intracom
Holdings group since 2006, is one of the first Internet
providers in Greece to offer public dial-up Internet services, and has since evolved from an ISP, offering primarily internet access services, to a fixed-line telecommunications services provider offering a broad range of retail, business and wholesale services. It offers the highest latencies in online gaming amongst all greek broadband internet providers.
metropolitan area. The dial-up service was then expanded to the rest of Greece using low-toll telephone numbers. In 2006 it was acquired by Intracom
and expanded its services to include broadband ADSL and SHDSL services. In 2007 it acquired 100% of Attica Telecom, the largest provider of fiber-optic services in the city of Athens and in June of the same year established a strategic partnership with Vodafone Greece
.
In June 2008, hellas online merged with Athens Stock Exchange - listed company Unibrain, and became enlisted under the name hellas online (HOL)
, the incumbent operator.
Through its points of presence (PoPs) consisting of physical co-location in unbundled local loops (LLUs) hellas online offers extensive population coverage in the metropolitan areas of the two largest cities in Greece, Athens (over 80%) and Thessaloniki (over 70%), and significant population coverage in the rest of Greece.
hellas online’s extensive proprietary fibre optic network connects the three major Greek cities of Athens
, Thessaloniki
, and Patras
, and covers significant parts of the most densely populated areas of Greece.
hellas online’s network provides high-capacity connection between its data centres and sites, thus allowing hellas online to backhaul high bandwidth cost-effectively to its unbundled local loops, without having to lease capacity from OTE
, while in certain cases, enabling hellas online to lease its own spare capacity to other Greek or international telecommunications operators.
Greeks
The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
fixed-line telephony
Telephony
In telecommunications, telephony encompasses the general use of equipment to provide communication over distances, specifically by connecting telephones to each other....
services providers based in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
. hellas online (also known as "hol") is member of the Intracom
Intracom
Intracom is a Greek group of companies, specialising in computer and defence system software development, as well as development and manufacture of telecommunications and defence equipment and electronics. Its founder and CEO is Socrates Kokkalis.- Overview :...
Holdings group since 2006, is one of the first Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
providers in Greece to offer public dial-up Internet services, and has since evolved from an ISP, offering primarily internet access services, to a fixed-line telecommunications services provider offering a broad range of retail, business and wholesale services. It offers the highest latencies in online gaming amongst all greek broadband internet providers.
History
hellas online was founded in 1993 offering dial-up services in the AthensAthens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
metropolitan area. The dial-up service was then expanded to the rest of Greece using low-toll telephone numbers. In 2006 it was acquired by Intracom
Intracom
Intracom is a Greek group of companies, specialising in computer and defence system software development, as well as development and manufacture of telecommunications and defence equipment and electronics. Its founder and CEO is Socrates Kokkalis.- Overview :...
and expanded its services to include broadband ADSL and SHDSL services. In 2007 it acquired 100% of Attica Telecom, the largest provider of fiber-optic services in the city of Athens and in June of the same year established a strategic partnership with Vodafone Greece
Vodafone Greece
Vodafone Greece is the Greek subsidiary of Vodafone. Its headquarters are in Halandri - one of the northern suburbs of Athens.Vodafone Greece was established in Greece in 1992 – under the trade name Panafon – with the participation of Vodafone Group Plc., France Telecom, Intracom and Data Bank, and...
.
In June 2008, hellas online merged with Athens Stock Exchange - listed company Unibrain, and became enlisted under the name hellas online (HOL)
Network
hellas online owns and operates a fibre optic network of approximately 3,500 kilometres (November, 2008). Its core backbone network is the second largest network in Greece after that of OTEOTE
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. , usually known by its Greek initials OTE, is the dominant telecommunications provider in Greece. Formerly a state-owned monopoly, OTE was part-privatized in 1998 and is now listed on the Athens and New York Stock Exchanges...
, the incumbent operator.
Through its points of presence (PoPs) consisting of physical co-location in unbundled local loops (LLUs) hellas online offers extensive population coverage in the metropolitan areas of the two largest cities in Greece, Athens (over 80%) and Thessaloniki (over 70%), and significant population coverage in the rest of Greece.
hellas online’s extensive proprietary fibre optic network connects the three major Greek cities of Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
, and Patras
Patras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
, and covers significant parts of the most densely populated areas of Greece.
hellas online’s network provides high-capacity connection between its data centres and sites, thus allowing hellas online to backhaul high bandwidth cost-effectively to its unbundled local loops, without having to lease capacity from OTE
OTE
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. , usually known by its Greek initials OTE, is the dominant telecommunications provider in Greece. Formerly a state-owned monopoly, OTE was part-privatized in 1998 and is now listed on the Athens and New York Stock Exchanges...
, while in certain cases, enabling hellas online to lease its own spare capacity to other Greek or international telecommunications operators.
Services
hellas online offers domestic and corporate clients, a complete range of broadband products, comprising internet services, fixed-telephony services, and a combination of the two. In 2009, Hellas launched an IPTV service, featuring access to free-to-air channels, news, information, music, children’s and sports drawn from around the world and HD content.List of HOL Channels
- ET1ET1ET1 or ET-1 may refer to*ET1 the first channel from Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi , the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation*ET-1, a planet orbiting star HD 102195*Electronics Technician 1st Class , a U. S. Navy enlisted rating...
- NETNETNET or Net may refer to:* Net , fibers woven in a grid-like structure* Net , any textile in which the warp and weft yarns are looped or knotted at their intersections* New Jersey Nets, a basketball team...
- ET3ET3ET3 or ET-3 may refer to:* Electronics Technician , Third Class, United States Naval rating* ET3 , 3rd channel from Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi , the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation...
- EuronewsEuroNewsEuronews is an international multilingual news television channel.It covers world news from what it claims to be a 'European' perspective.Criticisms are that the perspective is in fact that of the European Commission - a major and growing funder of Euronews....
- CNBCCNBCCNBC is a satellite and cable television business news channel in the U.S., owned and operated by NBCUniversal. The network and its international spinoffs cover business headlines and provide live coverage of financial markets. The combined reach of CNBC and its siblings is 390 million viewers...
- BloombergBloombergBloomberg may refer to:* Michael Bloomberg , American businessman and founder of Bloomberg L.P.; politician and Mayor of New York City...
- DW-TV
- Al Jazeera English
- ESPN ClassicESPN ClassicESPN Classic is a sports channel that features reruns of famous sporting events, sports documentaries, and sports themed movies. Such programs includes biographies of famous sports figures or a rerun of a famous World Series or Super Bowl, often with added commentary on the event...
- ESPN America
- Extreme Sports ChannelExtreme Sports ChannelThe Extreme Sports Channel is a Netherlands-based extreme sports television channel available across Europe and the Middle East. Al Gosling had the idea for the channel in 1998.-History:...
- KidsCoKidsCoKidsCo is an international children's entertainment brand founded by Canadian broadcaster Corus Entertainment's Nelvana Enterprises, American-based producer DIC Entertainment, and European broadcaster Sparrowhawk Media Group in April 2007. By the end of 2007, Sparrowhawk was purchased by media...
- Fashion TVFashion TVFashion TV is an international fashion and lifestyle broadcasting television channel. It was founded in France in 1997 by its Polish-born president Michel Adam Lisowski, Fashion TV is the only 24/7 international TV network exclusively dedicated to fashion, beauty, glamour and style and has become...
- Duck TV
- Discovery Channel EuropeDiscovery Channel EuropeDiscovery Channel Europe is the Pan-European version of the Discovery Channel.Over the years, the Discovery Channel has been split into many different channels for specific regions...
- Investigation Discovery
- Discovery WorldDiscovery WorldDiscovery World is a museum located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at 500 N. Harbor Drive. When the museum moved to Milwaukee's lakefront in 2006, it changed its name to Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin. It formerly was located at 815 N. James Lovell Street....
- Discovery ScienceDiscovery ScienceDiscovery science is a scientific methodology which emphasizes analysis of large volumes of experimental data with the goal of finding new patterns or correlations, leading to hypothesis formation and other scientific methodologies.Discovery-based methodologies are often viewed in contrast to...
- Discovery Travel & LivingDiscovery Travel & LivingDiscovery Travel & Living is a channel brand from Discovery Communications. This name is used in countries of Europe, Latin America and Asia. In other parts of the world the channel is known as TLC . It features travel shows rather than the documentaries on Discovery Science.Discovery Travel &...
- Discovery HDDiscovery HDDiscovery HD is the international name of the high-definition television channels from Discovery Communications.The international Discovery HD first launched in Korea on February 2005 as a programming block...